Living Hope Evangelical Free Church Sermons (Sioux Falls, SD)

What is the Church? A Holy Temple 1 Peter 2: 4-8 Pastor Dan Montgomery April 12, 2026 The Church is God's restored temple, built out of living stones centered on Christ. 1) The Church is built on the cornerstone. 2) The Church is built out of living stones. 3) The Church is built together.

Wonder Struck Luke 24: 1-12 Pastor Dan Montgomery April 5, 2026 Have you really come to grips with the empty tomb? 1) The empty tomb should make us perplexed. 2) The empty tomb should make us remember 3) The empty tomb should make us marvel.

Catechism Question 27 & 28 John Brueckner

"Hope Fully" 1 Peter 1: 13 Pastor Dan Montgomery March 1, 2026 As elect exiles with a glorious future, we should put all our hope in God's future grace. We do this by putting our minds to work. 1) The Reason for the Command: "Therefore..." 2) The Command: "Set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you.." 3) The Route for the Command: "Preparing...

Children of the Holy God 1 Peter 1: 14-16 Pastor Dan Montgomery March 08, 2026 For we who have become children of the Holy God, holiness can and should mark every part of our lives 1) Child of God, don't be what you used to be! 2) Child of God, be conformed to the one who called you! 3) Child of God, you will be like your Heavenly Father!

Trash and Treasure 1 Peter 1: 17-21 Pastor Dan Montgomery March 15, 2026 As we pass through the wasteland and journey to gory, we must fear treasuring trash and trashing treasure. 1) There's a place for fear in our lives.. 2) ... Because we are passing through the wasteland 3) ... Because our Redeemer is our Treasure.

This Church will be an Everlasting Love 1 Peter 1: 22-25 Pastor Dan Montgomery March 22nd, 2026 People who believe the gospel love each other. 1) Love one another. 2) Love for one another comes from believing the gospel 3) Imperishable seed produces love for one another.

"He Who Is Mighty" Luke 1:39-56 Pastor Dan Montgomery December 14, 2025 God's mercy and might for the broken and weak comes through the baby in Mary's womb. 1) It's not too early to recognize Jesus as Lord. 2) It's not too late for God to do what he promised. 3) We're not too weak for God to show his might.

"See! This is New! Luke 1: 26-38 Pastor Dan Montgomery December 7, 2025 Jesus is both the fulfillment of ancient promises and the start of something new. 1) Another Angelic Announcement... (1:26-31) 2) ...About God's Glorious King... (1:32-33) 3) ...Who Starts a New Family Tree (1:34-38)

"God's Alarm Clock" Luke 1: 5-25 Pastor Dan Montgomery November 30, 2025 God prepares His people for the dawning of His salvation. 1) Zechariah's Big Day 2) Night's Darkness 3) God's Alarm Clock

"The Horror & Hope Found in God's Holy Presence" Isaiah 6: 1-13 Pastor Dan Montgomery November 23, 2025 God's holiness strikes fear in the heart of sinners. But that same holiness provides real cleansing which prepares us for his call. 1) Humbled in the Presence of God (6:1-5) 2) Healed in the Presence of God (6:6-7) 3) Sent with the Words of God (6:8-13)

The Lifecycle of Stinkfruit Isaiah 5: 8-30 Pastor Dan Montgomery November 16, 2025 Take a closer look at sin to understand how it grows and why it needs to be extracted. 1) Looking at each "woe" (How the stinkfruit grows) 2) Looking at each "therefore" (What the stinkfruit deserves) 3) Being shown the Holy God.

What Should God Do with Sour Grapes? Isaiah 5: 1-7 Pastor Dan Montgomery November 9, 2025 God takes immaculate care of His vineyard - His people - but what should He do if we produce bad fruit? 1) God carefully cultivates His vineyard. (5:1-2,7) 2) God's vineyard has produced putrid fruit. (5:2, 7) 3) What should God do about this? (5:3-6)

"The Glory of Going to Church" Isaiah 4: 2-7 Pastor Dan Montgomery November 2, 2025 After judgement, the Lord promises to be among His people like never before. Although we wait for the final fulfillment of this, we get to experience it right now as The Church. 1) We got to be near God. 2) Because we are made holy by God. 3) Through the Glorious Branch.

Perdition by Subtraction Isaiah 3:1-4:1 Pastor Dan Montgomery October 26, 2025 God warns he will remove "support & supply" because we defy "His glorious presence". Our phony-glories will be exposed, so let's pursue what will last. 1) God warns he will remove "support & supply"... (3:1-7,12) 2) ...Because we defy "His glorious presence". (3:8-11,1...

"Are you Walking Toward Majesty or a Mirage?" Isaiah 2:5-22 Pastor Dan Montgomery October 19,2025 Isaiah persuades us to let go of the mirage of man-made saviors and to trust fully in the Lord. 1) The tragedy of getting things backwards. (2: 6-10) 2) The emptiness of our lofty pride. (2:11-17) 3) The emptiness of our trusty idols. ( 2:18-21) 4) Which way will you walk? (2:5, 2:22)

Our Glorious and Gracious Future Isaiah 2: 1-4 Pastor Dan Montgomery October 12, 2025 As the repentant people of God, we can be hopeful and excited for our future. Three features of our future 1) God is lifted up. (2:1-2) 2) People come in (2:3) 3) Blessing goes out (2:4)

God's Game Plan for Raising up Disciples Deuteronomy 6: 4-9 Pastor Donn Hill October 5, 2025 God gives you a game plan for family discipleship. 1) Family discipleship must be founded upon who God is . Deut. 6:4 2) Family discipleship begins with you loving God with abandon. Deut. 6:5 3) Family discipleship requires you to have God's words on your heart. Deut. 6:6 4) Family discipleship dem...

" Redeeming and Restoring Repentant Rebels" Isaiah 1: 21-31 Pastor Dan Montgomery September 28, 2025 God redeems and restores his compromised and contaminated people. 1) Compromise & Contamination (21-23) 2) Good News! God's Refining Fire (24-26) 3) Warning! God's Refining Fire (27-31)

"Playskool Religion" Isaiah 1: 10-20 Pastor Dan Montgomery September 21, 2025 Because you cannot seek the Lord with a heart that loves sin, we need deep repentance, not shallow ritual. 1) Don't mistake the Lord's patience for permission. (10) 2) See the emptiness of our sin- stained offerings (11-15) 3) Embrace our God's solution (16-20)

"An Honest Assessment" Isaiah 1: 2-9 Pastor Dan Montgomery September 14, 2025 God gives His people an honest assessment so that we can know that our hope rests on Him and not ourselves. 1) We should know better. 2) We have wasted our privileges. 3) We cannot be reasoned with. 4) Our hope is in the Lord, not ourselves.

"A Word from the Outside" Isaiah 1: 1-2a Pastor Dan Montgomery September 7, 2025 We need a word from outside of ourselves to understand ourselves and God. That's what this book of Isaiah is for us. 1) We need a word from outside of ourselves. 2) We need a word about reality. 3) We need a word that connects to our world.

"How the Saints Persevere" Philemon 22-25 Pastor Dan Montgomery August 31, 2025 These final verses of Paul's letter to Philemon highlight five things that we need to persevere in our life of faith. 1) Hospitality 2) Prayer 3) Friends 4) Sober-Minded Steadfastness 5) Present Grace

"Living in What Jesus Builds" Philemon 8 -21 Pastor Dan Montgomery August 24, 2025 Living in Jesus's Kingdom is very different than living according to the patterns of this world. 1) What is Paul's request for Philemon? 2) Paul's Request helps us see ... how foundational forgiveness is for our lives. 3) Paul's Request helps us see ... that Jesus unites even the most divid...

" Every Good Thing That Is in Us" Philemon 4-7 Pastor Dan Montgomery August 17, 2025 When you see healthy Christians you should thank God, pray for effectiveness, and appreciate them 1) When you see healthy Christians ... Thank God. (God gets the credit for our faith and love.) 2) When you see healthy Christians ... Pray for Effectiveness. (We don't want the glories of Christ to rema...